This Paper Refutes Itself
A hefty new study purports to prove U.S. needs more college graduates, but flops.
Author Profile
George Leef
George Leef is director of external relations for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation until 2003.Prior to joining the Locke Foundation, Leef was president of Patrick Henry Associates, a consulting firm in Michigan dedicated to assisting others in advocating free markets, minimal government, private property, and individual rights. Previously, Leef was on the faculty of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, where he taught courses in economics, business law, and logic. He has also worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate.
A regular columnist for Forbes.com, Leef was book review editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education, from 1996 to 2012. He has published numerous articles in The Freeman, Reason, The Free Market, Cato Journal, The Detroit News, Independent Review, and Regulation. He writes regularly for the National Review's The Corner blog and for SeethruEdu.com.
Articles by George Leef
The Great Brain Race
Higher education is fast becoming more globalized, but will it reshape the world?
Thinking Like an Economist
A new book subjects college education to Bastiat’s famous “seen versus unseen” analysis.
Don’t Go to College to Learn Economics
People with a high school education have as much economic sophistication as college graduates do.
There Was No Golden Age
American colleges have always had substantial dropout rates, so should we worry?
Forced Association Is Not Free Association
A Supreme Court case tests whether public universities can exclude student groups that restrict membership to those who share their beliefs.
Stick It to the Taxpayer
President Obama’s plan to forgive college loan debts in exchange for “public service” needlessly foists the cost on taxpayers.
The Bologna Process: Not About Making Sausage
But will it really improve higher education in Europe?
Helping Hand or Unfair Advantage?
Do universities provide a level playing field for students with learning disabilities, or permit some to game the system?
Leaping Nine Years in One Semester?
Remedial students who didn’t learn third grade grammar in twelve years aren’t likely to learn it in half a year.